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‘Cracker Island’, released on 22nd June 2022, is the first single to be released by Gorillaz following 2021’s ‘Meanwhile EP’, and sets the theme of the next phase of Gorillaz: cults and stan culture.
[Verse 1: 2-D & Thundercat]
On Cracker Island, it was born
To the collective of the dawn
They were planting seeds at night
To grow a made-up paradise
Where the truth was auto-tuned (Forever cult)
And its sadness, I consumed (Forever cult)
Into my formats everyday (Forever cult)
In the end, I had to pay (What world is this?)
In the end, I had to pay (I purged my soul)
In the end, I had to pay (I drank to riot)
Nothing more to say (I drank to riot)
[Chorus: 2-D]
They taught themselves to be occult
They didn't know its many strategies
They taught themsеlves to be occult
They didn't know its many stratеgies (Fantasies)
[Post-Chorus: Thundercat]
What world is this?
What world is this?
[Verse 2: 2-D & Thundercat]
On Cracker Island, it was raised (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
By the collective from the grave (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
It only came out at night (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
It ate up their paradise (Paradise)
Where the truth was auto-tuned (Forever Cult)
And its sadness, I consumed (Forever Cult)
Into my formats everyday (Forever Cult)
In the end, I had to pay (What world is this?)
Out there on my silver lake (I was not there)
In the end, it will be great (Beneath the hills)
I'm like a ship between the tides (I saw myself)
I held on, I survived (There in the void)
[Chorus: 2-D]
They taught themselves to be occult (Cult, cult)
They didn't know its many strategies
They taught themselves to be occult (Cult, cult)
They didn't know its many strategies (Fantasy)
[Verse 3: 2-D, Thundercat & Both]
On Cracker Island, it will die (Forever Cult)
Join the collective in the sky (Forever Cult)
And on a shining boat of light (Forever Cult)
Go up to paradise (What world is this?)
Where the truth is auto-tuned (I purged my soul)
And its sadness, I consumed (I drank to riot)
Into my formats everyday (I drank to riot)
In the end, I had to pay (Forever Cult)
In the end, I'll have to pay (Forever Cult)
In the end, I'll be okay (Forever Cult)
Nothing more to say
[Outro: 2-D]
(Say, say, say, say)
Nothing more to say (Say, say, say, say)
Nothing more to say (Say, say, say, say)
Cracker Island was written by Greg Kurstin & Damon Albarn & Thundercat.
Cracker Island was produced by Remi Kabaka Jr. & Greg Kurstin & Gorillaz.
Gorillaz released Cracker Island on Wed Jun 22 2022.
Greg Kurstin:
Bringing in Thundercat was a really fun flavour to bring to the album. This wild, sort of uptempo disco song. I had just been working with Thundercat and we had become friends. I texted him and he said, ‘Yes, definitely, I’ll do it. It was very fun to watch him work on it and to hear...